Process Industrial Quality Manager / Fixed Term

ALSTOM

Madrid, ESonsitePosted Jul 8, 2026
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About the role

At Alstom, we build what millions depend on daily - rail transportation systems that can’t afford to fail. We’re more than 85 000 people worldwide creating the industry’s most diverse portfolio: high-speed trains, metros, trams, maintenance services and integrated systems.

More than a job: a mission

We’re looking for a Process Industrial Quality Manager (Fixed Term Contract) to ensure product quality compliance with customer and internal requirements, deploying industrial quality standards across manufacturing processes.

You’ll work alongside people who show up with ownership, passion, and dedication - because they know what’s at stake: the journey home.

Your role, your impact

Ensure product quality during manufacturing according to internal and customer specifications

Manage Industrial Quality activities across people, processes, and performance

Analyze Defects per Unit (DpU) and external demerits to drive line quality improvements

Support GO / NO GO decisions and hold veto right in critical situations

Stop production when required for safety or quality reasons

Contribute to Criticality Matrix and Process FMEA analyses

Lead FAR activities and participate in FMR / SMR reviews

Implement and update Quality Control Plans during pre-serial and serial phases

Manage internal NCRs and support their closure using problem-solving methodologies (e.g. QRQC)

Participate in customer inspections, audits, and First Article Inspections (FAI)

Perform workstation audits and ensure proper self-inspection practices

You’ll work with sharp, committed teams across engineering, operations and design - solving complex challenges that shape the future of mobility.

What you bring

Degree in Engineering (mechanical, electrical, industrial, or similar)

Experience in industrial quality and continuous improvement tools (Lean, Six Sigma, problem solving)

Strong knowledge of industrial processes and quality standards (ISO9001)

Ability to read drawings and technical specifications

Experience managing teams (for Manager level)

Fluent English and international mindset

Ability to work in matrix environments and under pressure

Strong communication skills, rigor, and team spirit

How success is measured

Reduction of Defects per Unit (DpU) and external demerits

Improvement of First Pass Yield (FPY)

Reduction of Cost of Non-Quality (CONQ)

Achievement of APSYS Industrial Quality targets (Q09–Q13)

Alstom, a great place to grow

Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

Contribute to innovative projects

Utilise our cooperative working environment

Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage

Here, progress isn’t always easy - the scale is massive, the tasks are complex - but the impact is real. Because when the system runs, the train moves, and the city connects - that feeling stays with you. And the legacy lasts.

Job Segment: Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, Manager, Management

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